St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel
London Road, Arundel, BN18 9BA
This school is closed (it closed in November 2025).
It was replaced by St Philip's Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Horne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 126036
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Arundel. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 63% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 93% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4% | 4.3% | 209 | — |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 209 | 0.0 miles |
| Arundel CofE Primary School | 90% | 2.4% | 6.2% | 213 | 0.6 miles |
| Lyminster Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 205 | 2.6 miles |
| Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School | 60% | 4% | 10.9% | 203 | 2.7 miles |
| White Meadows Primary Academy | 64% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 616 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Philip's Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Arundel
-
Arundel CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Arundel
-
Lyminster Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
-
Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Arundel
-
White Meadows Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
Other schools in Arundel
- Amberley CofE Primary School Primary
- Arundel CofE Primary School Primary
- Slindon CofE Primary School Primary
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School Primary
- Yapton CE Primary School Primary
- The Amicus School Special schools
- Slindon College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel teach?
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Arundel.
- Has St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel?
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel had 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Philip's Catholic Primary School, Arundel's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2025.